In the headlines: A wrap of the day's newspapers

Sowetan

‘Babes was given to me by God’

Accused woman basher Mampintsha says he still wants to marry his alleged victim.

Business Day

ANC out to clear legal hurdles on land issue

A bill that might pave the way for the government to seize land without compensation – which has been back and forth between the Presidency and Parliament for the past decade – has to be updated to bolster the principle, says an ANC transformation committee member.

Capitec moves into insurance market

Capitec, the lender that indelibly disrupted SA’s banking sector, entered the insurance market with the launch of Capitec Insure on Monday.

Moyane’s lawyer objects to inquiry chairwoman

Former Constitutional Court justice Kate O’Regan will probably be removed as chairwoman of the disciplinary inquiry into suspended South African Revenue Service boss Tom Moyane, a move that could further delay the stabilising and renewing of the state institution.

The Star

Car Park Mysteries

Cars abandoned for years are left gathering dust at an airport and in Gautrain parking garages, racking up millions of rands in unpaid tickets.

Brazen heist at mall opposite police station

Not even a police station opposite the Jabulani Mall in Soweto could deter the latest brazen cash-in-transit heist, which took place in broad daylight and resulted in a woman being shot.

The Citizen

Stone faced killer

Henri van Breda was expressionless as he was found guilty of axing three family members to death – and he displayed a peculiar lack of empathy after the killings, Judge Siraj Desai said.

ANC braces for land fight with Zulus, EFF

Stance on security tenure may draw ire of IFP, red berets.

Daily Sun

She ate death for dessert!

The quick thinking cheater calmed down his two fighting girlfriends by telling them he would marry them both. But only a few days later the older girlfriend decided she wasn’t ready to share her lover with anybody.